Bio

Linda Cohen, also known as the Kindness Catalyst, has been an internationally recognized kindness expert and in demand professional speaker on workplace culture for more than a decade. Her first book was published in 2011, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal Inspire and Change Your Life. She is a TEDx presenter and past president of the Oregon Chapter of the National Speakers Association. Her work has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox Television.

With passion and expertise, she describes how kindness is no longer a “nice to have” in the workplace, but an imperative skill for leaders and managers to cultivate.

The world has changed. Employees are looking for authentic leadership. For business environments that are inclusive, flexible and organizations that value and recognize their efforts.

In 2021, Cohen’s second book, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line was published.

What’s the ROI of Kindness?

Research shows that elevating kindness, compassion, and empathy in the workplace can combat burnout.

Highly Engaging. Linda creates customized one-of-a-kind programs that help audiences feel connected and revitalized. Participants leave with tools and tips, resources, and strategies that have a lasting impact on their professional and personal lives.

Originally, from New England, she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband of 30+ years. They have two spirited young adult children and have raised three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Cohen earned her BA from Lee College and an MA in Communal Service from Brandeis University.

Speaking Topics

Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line

Every investment in Kindness is transformational for individuals, teams, and businesses.

Imagine your workplace filled with people who are respectful, committed, empowered, and energized. This is what kindness does. In this highly interactive program, Linda Cohen trains employees and leaders how to improve communication, boost teamwork, promote interpersonal interaction, and provide stellar customer service through engagement and focus on cultivating a stronger culture of kindness.

Participants will learn why kindness is so crucial in a business setting and the impact our individual actions have on the bottom line of our organizations. Kindness in the workplace, improves employee morale, elevates customer service, and creates loyalty from customers.

Learn How:

• A culture of kindness makes Reputation, Retention, and Recruitment easier to maintain.
• Intentional acts of kindness improve relationships and build stronger virtual teams.
• Kindness practices build stronger strategic alliances.

Be the Best KIND of Leader!

Authentic leadership offers kindness through recognition, respect, and communication.

Kindness conquers burnout, builds morale, and empowers employees especially when delivered by leadership.

Our workplaces are under pressure from many different sources. Your employees need to know that they are valued and respected so that they can perform their best. Linda Cohen will show your company leaders how to deliver that message of kindness and recognition.

Leaders will become more engaged and productive, feel empowered, and have the tools to immediately implement a stronger and more dynamic workplace culture of kindness.

Kindness practices attract and retain high performing leaders and build stronger organizations. Kind leaders improve team performance, company morale, and the bottom line.

Learn How:

• Leaders can build their own kindness strategies.
• Kindness improves company morale and deepens employee loyalty.
• A culture of kindness builds stronger strategic alliances, collaboration, and employee engagement.

Navigating the Future: Kindness is our Compass

It’s time to push our businesses and lives forward to a post-pandemic world.

Our roadmap completely changed in March 2020. Since then, we’ve been navigating an unknown territory in our workplaces. Reimagining our future, our compass will be kindness.

Linda Cohen will show how employing the key kindness strategies of Adaptability, Communication, Recognition, and Self Care will engage and empower your employees, while positively impacting your bottom line.

Part Inspiration. Part Education. Participants take away a new perspective of the active role kindness plays in their professional and personal lives. They'll have fresh ideas and kindness resources to implement immediately!

Kindness in the workplace improves employee morale, elevates workplace culture, and creates loyalty from clients and co-workers.

Learn How:

• Even minimal investments in kindness practices can have huge returns.
• Everyone can be a Kindness Catalyst.
• A company culture of kindness creates more loyal and happier employees and clients.